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ArticleBMC women's health2018

Assessing fidelity: balancing methodology and reality in jail interventions.

Patricia J Kelly, Amanda Emerson, Chelsea Fair, Megha Ramaswamy

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Article in BMC women's health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02128659 (Sexual Health Empowerment for Cervical Health Literacy and Cancer Prevention), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT02128659 nacompletednot on this map

Sexual Health Empowerment for Cervical Health Literacy and Cancer Prevention

TypeinterventionalSponsorMegha Ramaswamy, PhD, MPHRan2014 to 2019Enrolled261ConditionsCervical CancerArmsSHE Project
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Authors and funding

4 authors.

Patricia J KellySchool of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2464 Charlotte St, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA. kellypj@umkc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8143-7153
Amanda EmersonSchool of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2464 Charlotte St, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA.
Chelsea FairDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Kansas Medicine Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Megha RamaswamyDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.

Funding

Sexual Health Empowerment (SHE) for Cervical Health Literacy and Cancer Prevention Diversity SupplementR01CA181047 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI GLENN, JASON EDWIN · 2014 to 2023
$4.1M
Understanding the Cervical Cancer Health Gap for Women in JailR03CA162869 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI RAMASWAMY, MEGHA · 2011 to 2012
$161k
National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute 1R03CA162869-01NCI NIH HHS R01 CA181047
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile fidelity to research protocols is important to ensure generalizable outcomes, interventions in criminal justice settings present unique challenges to uniform implementation. The goal of this paper is to describe the fidelity methods and outcomes for a sexual health intervention implemented in three local county jails.

methodsAs part of a longitudinal cohort study, four trained fidelity assessors observed 25 of the 230 sessions presented (including both intervention and comparison groups) at three separate times during the 29 months of the intervention. Assessment methods included the assessors' field notes, a nine-item facilitator quality scale and a content inclusion scale with 6-13 items specific for each of the five sessions.

resultsFacilitator quality score ranged from 87.6 to 99.2%. Content inclusion scores ranged from 77.3 to 88%. Specific challenges to fidelity were found in two areas: the jail environment and the participants' response to content.

conclusionsThe realities of conducting research in jails and prisons must be addressed in real time by adjusting program content to fit both unexpected facility and participant situations. Skilled facilitators are essential to this effort.

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Evaluation Studies as TopicPrisonersCriminal LawFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesPrisonsQualitative ResearchResearch DesignSexual HealthCommunity healthCriminal justiceResearch methodsStructural barriers

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PMID30037333
PMCPMC6057049

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